The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-02
Local and General.

anu other news.
The Corvallis Chronicle calls the
Oregon Pacific II. Il. the Oregon ON
'Pauperf II. II.
Mountain House is the name recent
~ given the school house on Samuel
Hankey's place.
\. IL. Phelps of the Yaquina Mail
called at Lebanon this week in the i'm
terast Of that paper.
NJ. II. Boyles of Portland, arrived
at this place With his family, and will
permanently locate.
Clocks can he looked upon as among
the most lasting articles of personal
property. They so rare change hands.
I On Friday evening of last week the
winter session OF the Santiam Academy
was closed with Interesting ceremonies.
Blasts on railroad on the south side
Of Siskiyou, can he plainly heard at
Iinkvillc, q distance of over forty miles
In Needy precinct, Clackamas coun-
", Mr.. Mckinney has lost two horses
by the staggcrs and Mr.. Jennings ore.
Rev. Mr.. Wooley, of this place will
deliver an address before the w. &. 4.
U. M Brownsville this Saturday even
ing.
Harry Dubois has been sent to the
penitentiary from this county for lar
ceny in a dwelling tor a term of one
Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ]. Monteith and
Mrs. a. &. Churchill returned from a
brief visit to Albany ON Wednesday
evening.
so warm has the weather been of late
i'm jacksonville that n few OF the FARM
ers and miners are already crying FOR
more rain.
= G. Il. Montague is filling up the snacc
In his store heretofore occupied hy hard
ware with fine stock of dry goods
and clothing.
The Oregonian Railway Iimite
Line time card will appear next week
with other particulars concerning tins
important road.
On account of the scarcity Of fresh
fish. NJ. +. Hearn did not get his sup
ply ON Wednesday,. Hereafter, he
thinks, he will not I've disappointed.
Hon 7. ]. Black, of HaisAy, has re-
summed business, after settling up all of
the affairs of the firm of Black, Porter
Il Co. The new firm will be Black,
Pearl & Co.
Miss Mary Montague, who is now
teaching nj the Albany Colleaiate In 1
stitute came out last Saturday evening /
and spent the sabbath with her parents, 7
returning Monday morning. Thepres-
George Smith, an old Z, ntlcman i'm I
Turner, Mali m county, was a few DAYS 4
since sfrickened with paralysis. The /
stroke nj first was not tn, u yht to be /
dangerous, but at present the old gen-
tleman is very low. His entire right 1
side is helpless.
The Oleegoaida SAYS that there is am /
impression that Hon R. T. Earhart, cx-
secretary of state, will lie connect ted
with the local management of the Ore
gon K California railroad after il shall +
have passed into the hands OF the
Southern Pacific.
\ street Fakir beat the pcople of Al
bany out Of many dollars during the
week. The Bulletin. after describing
the manner, by which tne Fakir re-
lcived the crowd Of their greenha,l>s,
Very sensihly remarks: Never try to
beat man at his own game.
We have received the programme of
the annual Teachers institute for the
Third Judicial District and Linn coun-
ty, to be held at Albany, April 6, and
$. Judging from the programme il Will
I've a very interesting session. All
teachers should be i'm attendance.
The contest for the clerkship OF the
supreme court has finally been decide i
by the selection of VIM. III. Holmes, of
Salem. All the disappointed asp:rM 1
will heartily join in congratulations, as
Mr.. Holmes is a sound lawyer, popular
and deserving. He will make good
clerk.
The Indians are fast becoming civil
izcd. The other day an elopcment took
place up in the Spokane country, with
all the eclat of the latest fashion of
the white people. The dusky maiden
who thus took matters into her own
hands, as il were, had only seen thir-
teen summers.
The following named persons have
been appointed attorneys of the swamp
land board: Morrow county, George
W; Wright; Multnomah county, B.
killia; Umatilla county, Thomas Fitz-
gerald; Douglas county, John Hamil-
ton: Klamath county,J. w. Humaker,
newly created office.
The store of +. O. Chamness at Cor
wallis was broken into the other night
and $500 stolen. The Chronicle also
SAYS that a few nights ago the money /
drawer at the o. p. r. r. depot was
rified of its contents. The thief secur-
ed a few dollars, "a silver watch and
skipped with his booty.
4 A McMinnville paper says, one of
the most disgusting spectacles we have
seen upon our streets for a long time,
was witnessed Tuesday. Several young
girls from l6 to Is years of age were re-
turning from the college, where they
are attending school, with lighted Gig
arettes in their mouths.
The census of the UmatfIla reserva-
tion Indians is completed and foots up
over a thousand Of all sorts entitled TO
land. The commissioners think the
average amount to each will be about
eighty acres The Indians have been
considering their choice of the reserva-
ton, and say they mean to have the
best of it.
= Farmers and citizens generally are
warned to look out for man calling
himself Nose, who is travelling around
the country swindling farmers by max
ing them agents for Double Duplex
Hay Fork and securing their signatures
which are transferred TO negotiable
note for ten times value received. Pass
him around.
In Morrow county the heaviest loser
in sheep was Thomas Matlock, who
had 300 perish by starvation and
storms. No matter how favored a
country may be, wisely says an eX-
change, stockmen must make up their